Immigration Law
Republican Leaders Keep Calling for Strict Border Policies
Republican Governors push Biden to restrict border traffic It is no secret that several Republican leaders, including members of Congress and governors, are pressuring the Biden administration to implement or re-implement stricter border policies to curb mass irregular migration at all costs. This pressure from Republican leaders comes amid the most alarming surge of illegal…
Read MoreProtests in Support of Immigration Reform Continue
Protests continue to call on Congress to pass immigration reform Over the past few weeks, several protests have taken place across the US to call on the Biden administration and Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, which would open a path to legalization for hundreds of thousands of immigrants residing in the country undocumented. To…
Read MoreMexico and the US Plan New Immigration Strategy
New U.S.-Mexico framework addresses immigration The governments of the US and Mexico are once again joining forces to create a framework to address certain issues that concern and affect both territories and that, if not handled correctly now, could unleash undesirable situations. Among many other things, this plan, which they called the “U.S.-Mexico Bicentennial Framework…
Read MoreThe US Needs Lasting Solutions Regarding Immigration
Influencing factors on mass irregular migration Apart from being a rather controversial issue among the local population, irregular migration has also been constant throughout the history of the US. In fact, one can see how border apprehension rates spike every few years. To give a specific example, former President Trump’s administration had to deal with…
Read MoreThe American Population Supports Legalization for Dreamers
Dreamers – A Community in Limbo There is a well-known immigrant community in the US called Dreamers. This term refers to young immigrants who came, or were brought, to the country without legal documentation when they were minors. The vast majority of Dreamers have lived in the US for as long as they can remember…
Read MoreWhat Would Happen if Congress Does not Pass Immigration Reform?
Tension grows over immigration reform Biden arrived to the White House with the firm intention of restructuring the US immigration system from its roots through comprehensive immigration reform, a proposal that needs congressional support. To understand the issue at hand, it is important to explain that the executive power of both the President and his…
Read MoreBiden Seeks to Increase the Annual Refugee Cap
The Biden administration plans to raise the refugee cap for FY 2022 On Monday, October 4, the Biden administration sent a 44-page proposal to Congress, asking for approval to raise the refugee cap to 125,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, which began on October 1. It is worth explaining that refugee status is available to…
Read MoreLegal Scholars Ask to Include Immigration Resolution in Reconciliation
Legal scholar group asks Harris to set aside Senate Parliamentarian’s opinion A group of 92 legal scholars from across the US recently sent a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris, asking her to include the immigration resolution in the budget reconciliation process despite the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling. To understand the issue at hand, it is…
Read MoreBiden’s Immigration Plans through the Budget Package
The Reconciliation Process and Biden’s Immigration Proposal The Biden administration, fully aware that it currently will not get bipartisan support in Congress for comprehensive immigration reform, introduced an immigration resolution in the 2022 budget package. The reason why Democratic leaders included this immigration resolution in the spending bill is because it would allow them to…
Read MoreExperts Comment on Senate Parliamentarian’s Ruling on Immigration
Biden is accepting the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling Reforming the immigration system is a goal for the current administration of the US, led by President Joe Biden. With this, Biden and his team hope not only to improve, optimize and streamline legal immigration processes, but also to provide legalization routes for millions of foreign nationals residing…
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